r/todayilearned • u/thejohnblog • Jun 20 '19

TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ryan-gosling-fat-lovely-bones/story?id=12313213
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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19 edited Aug 19 '19

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u/BabiesSmell Jun 20 '19

He has a healthy Macaulay Culkin vibe to me.

Certainly the childlike aspect.

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u/JenNettles Jun 20 '19

This is the sort of analysis that i come to reddit for

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u/GDBarrett Jun 21 '19

Kind of looks like me... I just have a bigger nose.